diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
index f58c4ff6b387ff26c9e2e82d978ca07b8e4218bc..368891c58120b778169f0a424a788baba123db93 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio.c
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ static const struct usb_device_id id_table_combined[] = {
 		.driver_info = (kernel_ulong_t)&ftdi_NDI_device_quirk },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(TELLDUS_VID, TELLDUS_TELLSTICK_PID) },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(NOVITUS_VID, NOVITUS_BONO_E_PID) },
+	{ USB_DEVICE(FTDI_VID, RTSYSTEMS_USB_VX8_PID) },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(RTSYSTEMS_VID, RTSYSTEMS_USB_S03_PID) },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(RTSYSTEMS_VID, RTSYSTEMS_USB_59_PID) },
 	{ USB_DEVICE(RTSYSTEMS_VID, RTSYSTEMS_USB_57A_PID) },
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
index 8b4ecd2bd297b84d5a86c9b02cd5c38d3a6e86a8..598c2317c3d42a018be170fc680874051dcc8620 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ftdi_sio_ids.h
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@
 /*
  * RT Systems programming cables for various ham radios
  */
+/* This device uses the VID of FTDI */
+#define RTSYSTEMS_USB_VX8_PID   0x9e50  /* USB-VX8 USB to 7 pin modular plug for Yaesu VX-8 radio */
+
 #define RTSYSTEMS_VID		0x2100	/* Vendor ID */
 #define RTSYSTEMS_USB_S03_PID	0x9001	/* RTS-03 USB to Serial Adapter */
 #define RTSYSTEMS_USB_59_PID	0x9e50	/* USB-59 USB to 8 pin plug */